18A bus: Canterbury – Ashford

Stagecoach South East bus 18A runs between Canterbury and Ashford via Nackington, Street End, Lower Hardres and Upper Hardres. Runs on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only. On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus from Canterbury, at 16:15.

Operated by Stagecoach South East. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 18A bus from Canterbury to Ashford?
On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus, leaving Canterbury at 16:15.
When is the first and last 18A bus from Ashford to Canterbury?
On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus, leaving Ashford at 06:57.
Does the 18A bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only.
Where does the 18A bus stop?
Main stops from Canterbury to Ashford: Bus Station (Canterbury), The Gap (Nackington), Simon Langton Boys' School Grounds (Nackington), The Granville (Street End), Phone Box (Lower Hardres), Hardres Court Farm (Upper Hardres), The Hop Pocket (Bossingham), Post Office (Stelling Minnis), Stone Street Junction (Stanford), Stone Street (Newingreen), The County Members (Lympne), Dukes Head (Sellindge), The Woolpack (Brabourne Lees), Hatch Park (Smeeth) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 18A bus?
Stagecoach South East.

Canterbury to Ashford

StopJourney 1
Bus Station, Canterbury16:15
The Gap, Nackington16:21
Simon Langton Boys' School Grounds, Nackington16:23
The Granville, Street End16:28
Phone Box, Lower Hardres16:31
Hardres Court Farm, Upper Hardres16:33
The Hop Pocket, Bossingham16:39
Post Office, Stelling Minnis16:46
Stone Street Junction, Stanford17:00
Stone Street, Newingreen17:04
The County Members, Lympne17:07
Dukes Head, Sellindge17:13
The Woolpack, Brabourne Lees17:18
Hatch Park, Smeeth17:20
Mersham Turn17:25
Tesco Crooksfoot, Willesborough17:30
Park Street, Ashford17:40

Ashford to Canterbury

StopJourney 1
Park Street, Ashford06:57
Tesco Crooksfoot, Willesborough07:07
Mersham Turn07:10
Joe Farm, Smeeth07:12
The Woolpack, Brabourne Lees07:14
Dukes Head, Sellindge07:20
The County Members, Lympne07:28
Stone Street, Newingreen07:32
Stone Street Junction, Stanford07:37
Six Mile Garage, Lymbridge Green07:45
The Hop Pocket, Bossingham07:58
Hardres Court Farm, Upper Hardres08:00
Phone Box, Lower Hardres08:05
The Granville, Street End08:07
The Gap, Nackington08:12
Bus Station, Canterbury08:25

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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